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At least you stopped with your moronic nonsense about figuring out if dark surfaces get hot. You slink away from that, and try something else.
Of course, you've moved on to more idiocy. I'm sure you know there are dozens of ways to measure air and surface temps.

As for this trial, I don't really care what you think. You sound like a 75 year old grocery store bagger with a GED.
People who are afraid to try new things never accomplish anything meaningful. This might be a horrible failure. It may work great.
Here's a question. Why do you think $40k/mile is an astronomical number. How much do you think it costs to repave or maintain a mile of road? $1M? $2M? Every 10 or 15 years? What if this sealant gives you an extra year or 2? Then it pays for itself. Of course, you'd never know the answer to that. You'd still be coughing up dirt balls in your covered wagon.

$40k per mile is about $0.30 per square foot. Not unreasonable for an in place cost.

In all seriousness I know Pima County & Tucson looked into ways to combat the Asphalt Effect for black topped roads and asphalt roofs.

Using white coatings on roads was considered but back 20 years ago it was discounted because of cost...on roofs if you had an asphalt roof then most folks already were using a white color to reflect the sunlight.

If I'm not mistaken though what the study mostly found is that there was no way to paint the Sonoran Desert white.

except streets are not ever sealed, driveways, parking lots are..... city streets are not

heck in my area they do not even pave, they spread a layer of liquid asphalt down then put a layer of small stone on it and then let us drive on it until it gets compacted into what appears to be a paved road.

except streets are not ever sealed, driveways, parking lots are..... city streets are not

heck in my area they do not even pave, they spread a layer of liquid asphalt down then put a layer of small stone on it and then let us drive on it until it gets compacted into what appears to be a paved road.

They use white membrane roofs to reflect heat and reduce A/C costs.

They use white membrane roofs to reflect heat and reduce A/C costs.

Why? I thought they were all Spanish tile </Hank Hill voice>. Seriously, membrane color shouldn't matter under the clay tiles.

City streets are sealed........

$40k per mile is about $0.30 per square foot. Not unreasonable for an in place cost.

In nc they are not, I see plenty of parking lots but never a city/county owned road sealed

They are in many parts of the country.

I'm guessing northern climates which see more rain/freeze/salt/etc.

They are in many parts of the country.

that is a waste of dollars, with the traffic most streets get they are going to crack and open up some no matter what you do to them, more efficient to re-pave then spend time and money sealing I would think. But I don't get to spend taxpayer dollars so I am more frugal

I'm guessing northern climates which see more rain/freeze/salt/etc.

that is a waste of dollars, with the traffic most streets get they are going to crack and open up some no matter what you do to them, more efficient to re-pave then spend time and money sealing I would think. But I don't get to spend taxpayer dollars so I am more frugal

Concrete cracks, asphalt cracks......all require maintenance. If there is evidence of a certain system working and prolonging life of initial structures and roads, it is more than worth it to use preservation to do this. Slurry sealing asphalt roads is just a small cost when figuring actual paving of roads.

1. Try harder. They (the government) said they're doing it to combat global warming. You're quoting FoxNews.

2. Oh look, we've returned to the stupid 6th grade science fair project where we learn that lighter colors reflect more heat which you've tried to deny. Again, maybe you should call Mr. Wizard instead of wasting $40k/mile on white paint if that's supposed to be the measure of its efficacy.

I was just northbound rte 288 in RVA. It felt so nice, I cracked the windows to enjoy the cool air. I noticed the highway was white concrete pavement. Niiiice.

Crossed the river and it became black asphalt. Damn. I put the windows up, turned on the A/C. There was a crying indian on the right shoulder, bemoaning Henrico's devastated polar bear population.

Sad.

On #1, there were zero quotes in the FoxNews article you posted, from the government, about the project. So, yeah, for the first quote, I quoted Fox News on that one. The second quote came directly from the BSS link you posted.

On #2, just stop. We know white reflects heat, we don't know the effect of it's application to road surfaces, is on heat islands, reducing wear and tear, etc.

I was just northbound rte 288 in RVA. It felt so nice, I cracked the windows to enjoy the cool air. I noticed the highway was white concrete pavement. Niiiice.

Crossed the river and it became black asphalt. Damn. I put the windows up, turned on the A/C. There was a crying indian on the right shoulder, bemoaning Henrico's devastated polar bear population.

Sad.

I was just northbound rte 288 in RVA. It felt so nice, I cracked the windows to enjoy the cool air. I noticed the highway was white concrete pavement. Niiiice.

Crossed the river and it became black asphalt. Damn. I put the windows up, turned on the A/C. There was a crying indian on the right shoulder, bemoaning Henrico's devastated polar bear population.

Sad.